Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction

CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE, STOCKPILING, PRODUCTION AND TRANSFER OF ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION

Reporting Formats for Article 7

STATE [PARTY]: REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA POINT OF CONTACT: Ministry of Defence

Defense Policy and Planning Directorate / European Union and International Organizations Department Tel: +359 2 92 20 461; +359 2 92 20921; Fax: + 359 2 92 209 E-mail: [email protected]

Defence Staff / Operations and Training Directorate / Engineer Department Tel: +359 2 92 22309; +359 2 92 22362; Fax: + 359 2 92 22330 E-mail: [email protected]

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Security Policy Directorate / Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Department Tel. +359 2 948 2244 E-mail: [email protected]

(Name, organization, telephone, fax, email) (ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES OF CLARIFICATION)

Form A National implementation measures

Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General ... on: a) The national implementation measures referred to in Article 9."

Remark: In accordance with Article 9, "Each State Party shall take all appropriate legal, administrative and other measures, including the imposition of penal sanctions, to prevent and suppress any activity prohibited to a State Party under this Convention undertaken by persons or on territory under its jurisdiction or control".

State [Party]: REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA reporting for time period from 01.01.2018 to 31.12.2018

Measures Supplementary information (e.g., effective date of implementation & text of legislation attached). A Law on the Implementation of the Convention on The Ottawa Treaty was ratified by the Bulgarian National Assembly on 4 Cluster Munitions (CCM) and the Convention on the September 1998. Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and On 24 November 2015 the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their adopted a Law on the Implementation of the Convention on Cluster Destruction (Ottawa Treaty) Munitions (CCM) and the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction (Ottawa Treaty). The Law entered into force on 8 December

2015. It prohibits any activities with cluster munitions and antipersonnel mines on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, except those permitted by the Conventions. The Law establishes legal definitions about Anti-personnel land mines (APLM), transfer and other key terms as well as regulates the conditions and procedures for transfer, transportation and destruction of APLMs and the control over these activities. For the first time the Bulgarian legislation incorporates principles and rules of international humanitarian law and ensures full realization of the rights of all APLMs victims. The Law provides for assistance to APLMs victims, including medical care, rehabilitation, as well as social and economic inclusion. The assistance includes not only the victims, but also their close relatives. In June 2016, Republic of Bulgaria also amended Articles 337–339 of its Penal Code to establish penal sanctions for violating the prohibitions in the new implementation law on the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction (Ottawa Treaty). The Law on the Implementation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) and the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction was lastly amended in January 2018.

Form B Stockpiled anti-personnel mines

Article 7. 1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General ... on: b) The total of all stockpiled anti-personnel mines owned or possessed by it, or under its jurisdiction or control, to include a breakdown of the type, quantity and, if possible, lot numbers of each type of anti-personnel mine stockpiled."

State [Party]: REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA reporting for time period from 01.01.2018 to 31.12.2018

1. Total of stockpiled anti-personnel mines Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information

All existing stockpiled APMs on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria have been destroyed by 30 December 2000 (with the exception of APMs retained in accordance with art.3, as specified in Form D).

TOTAL

2. Previously unknown stockpiles of anti-personnel mines discovered after the deadlines have passed. (Action #15 of Nairobi Action Plan) ∗ Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information

TOTAL

∗ Pursuant to the decision of the 8MSP, as contained in paragraph 29 of the Final Report of the Meeting, document APLC/MSP.8/2007/6. 4

Form C Location of mined areas

Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General ... on: c) To the extent possible, the location of all mined areas that contain, or are suspected to contain, anti-personnel mines under its jurisdiction or control, to include as much detail as possible regarding the type and quantity of each type of anti-personnel mine in each mined area and when they were emplaced."

State [Party]: REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA reporting for time period from 01.01.2018 to 31.12.2018

1. Areas that contain mines∗ Location Type Quantity Date of Supplementary information emplacement NONE

2. Areas suspected to contain mines* Location Type Quantity Date of Supplementary information emplacement NONE

∗ If necessary, a separate table for each mined area may be provided 5

Form D APMs retained or transferred

Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General ... on: d) The types, quantities and, if possible, lot numbers of all anti-personnel mines retained or transferred for the development of and training in mine detection, mine clearance or mine destruction techniques, or transferred for the purpose of destruction, as well as the institutions authorized by a State Party to retain or transfer anti- personnel mines, in accordance with Article 3"

State [Party]: REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA reporting for time period from 01.01.2018 to 31.12.2018

1a. Compulsory: Retained for development of and training in Zmeyevo (Article 3, para.1) Institution authorized by State Lot # (if possible) Type Quantity Supplementary information Party a/b/c - d REPUBLIC OF PM-79 225 1/46/87 - 225 Stockpiled in Zmeyevo range BULGARIA PMN 44 24/46/67 - 44 Stockpiled in Zmeyevo range OZM-3 78 15/10/63 - 78 Stockpiled in Zmeyevo range 13/10/81 - 78 18/10/81 - 942 PSM-1 1956 Stockpiled in Zmeyevo range 19/10/81 - 702 30/10/81 - 234 004/58/73 - 66 SHr-II 78 Stockpiled in Zmeyevo range 25/58/75 - 12 08/46/86 - 23 MON-50 874 10/46/86 - 88 Stockpiled in Zmeyevo range 11/46/86 - 769

Institution authorized by State Lot # (if possible) Type Quantity Supplementary information Party a/b/c - d MON-100 27 63/B25/75 - 27 Stockpiled in Zmeyevo range

MON-200 34 87/B25/71 - 34 Stockpiled in Zmeyevo range PFM – 1C 2 2/4/89 - 2 Stockpiled in Zmeyevo range TOTAL ------3318

Note: a/b/c – d : a – lot; b-factory; c- year of producing; d-quantity.

1b. Voluntary information (Action #54 of Nairobi Action Plan) Objectives Activity / Project Supplementary information

(Description of programs or activities, their objectives and progress, types of mines, time period if and when appropriate…)

“Information on the plans requiring the retention of mines for the development of and training in mine detection, mine clearance, or mine destruction techniques and report on the actual use of retained mines and the results of such use”

NOTE: Each State Party should provide information on plans and future activities if and when appropriate and reserves the right to modify it at any time

Form D (continued)

2. Compulsory: a) Transferred for training in National Military University “Vasil Levski” – Veliko Tarnovo (Article 3, para.1) Institution authorized by State Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information: Party a/b/c - d e.g. transferred from, transferred to REPUBLIC OF Stockpiled in the National Military PM-79 21 1/46/87 - 21 University “Vasil Levski”(Veliko BULGARIA Tarnovo) Stockpiled in the National Military PMN 15 24/46/67 - 15 University “Vasil Levski”(Veliko Tarnovo) Stockpiled in the National Military OZM-3 12 15/10/63 - 12 University “Vasil Levski”(Veliko Tarnovo) Stockpiled in the National Military PSM-1 12 18/10/81 - 12 University “Vasil Levski”(Veliko Tarnovo) Stockpiled in the National Military SHr-II 12 004/58/73 - 12 University “Vasil Levski”(Veliko Tarnovo) Stockpiled in the National Military MON-50 11 11/46/86 - 11 University “Vasil Levski”(Veliko Tarnovo) Stockpiled in the National Military MON-100 6 63/B25/75 - 6 University “Vasil Levski”(Veliko Tarnovo) Stockpiled in the National Military MON-200 6 87/B25/71 - 6 University “Vasil Levski”(Veliko Tarnovo) TOTAL ------95

b) Transferred for training in Bulgarian Land Forces, 55 Engineer regiment - Belene (Article 3, para.1)

Institution authorized by State Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information: Party a/b/c - d e.g. transferred from, transferred to REPUBLIC OF PMN 6 24/46/67 - 6 Stockpiled in the 55 Engineer regiment BULGARIA PSM-1 6 19/10/81 - 6 Stockpiled in the 55 Engineer regiment 11/46/86 – 3 MON-50 4 Stockpiled in the 55 Engineer regiment 8/46/86 - 1

MON-100 2 63/B25/75 - 2 Stockpiled in the 55 Engineer regiment TOTAL ------18 c) Transferred for training in Bulgarian Land Forces, 2 mechanize brigade – Stara Zagora (Article 3, para.1) Institution authorized by State Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information: Party a/b/c - d e.g. transferred from, transferred to REPUBLIC OF Transferred from Zmeyevo range, 11/46/86 - 6 BULGARIA MON-50 6 Transferred to 2 mechanized brigade TOTAL ------6

Note 1: a/b/c – d : a – lot; b-factory; c- year of producing; d-quantity.

Note 2: The total number of APMs possessed by Bulgarian MoD development of and training is 3 437.

Note 3: In 2018 4 APMs are destructed for the purpose of training as follows:

Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) a/b/c - d PM-79 2 1/46/87 – 2 PMN 2 24/46/67 – 2 TOTAL 4 ------

Note 4: As of April 2019, Bulgarian Academy of Science possesses 62 APMs, transferred in 2017 from Bulgarian MoD, as follows:

Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) a/b/c - d 08/46/86 MON-50 52 10/46/86 MON-100 5 63/B25/75 MON-200 5 87/B25/71 TOTAL 62 ------

Note 5: In 2018 the Bulgarian Academy of Science has utilized 10 APMs for the purposes of conducting field tests and testing new systems and devices for protection:

Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) a/b/c - d MON-50 10 ------TOTAL 10 ------

3. Compulsory: Transferred for the purpose of destruction (Article 3, para.2) Institution authorized by State Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information: Party e.g. transferred from, transferred to VIDEX JSC M16 4 In November 2018, as a result of coordinated efforts between the M16 deformed 5 Bulgarian and Greek authorities, the repatriation process of 190 570 APLMs back to the territory of the

Hellenic Republic was successfully finalized. The remaining 4 M16 APLMs were not included in the application documents for obtaining export license and the International Import Certificate provided by Hellenic Defence Systems. As a result, these four M16 APLMs were not transferred back to Greece and are stored in the warehouses of “Midzhur” factory,. ------9 Five M16 APLMs, found after the incident from October 2014, are with compromised packing and cannot be a subject to transportation in a safe and secure manner. A process of negotiations with the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Bulgaria on providing assistance for the destruction of the remaining 9 APLMs (4 M16 and 5 deformed M16) is ongoing. Transferred from Taiwan to the M2A4 8927 Bulgarian private company “EXPAL BULGARIA” JSC in 2008 for the EXPAL BULGARIA JSC M3 132 purpose of destruction.

------9059

TOTAL 9068

Form E Status of programs for conversion or de-commissioning of APM production facilities

Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General ... on: e) The status of programs for the conversion or de-commissioning of anti-personnel mine production facilities."

State [Party]: REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA reporting for time period from 01.01.2018 to 31.12.2018

Indicate if to "convert" or Status (indicate if "in process" or Supplementary information "decommission" "completed") DECOMMISSION COMPLETED All lines of APMs production in DUNARIT – Russe are permanently decommissioned

Form F Status of programs for destruction of APMs

Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General ... on: f) The status of programs for the destruction of anti-personnel mines in accordance with Articles 4 and 5, including details of the methods which will be used in destruction, the location of all destruction sites and the applicable safety and environmental standards to be observed."

State [Party]: REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA reporting for time period from 01.01.2018 to 31.12.2018

1. Status of programs for destruction of stockpiled APMs (Article 4) Description of the status of programs including: Location of destruction sites Details of: „TEREM“ EAD – KOSTENETZ Methods - DISHARGE

AND Applicable safety standards „DUNARIT“ EAD - RUSSE SAFETY ACCORDING BULGARIAN STANDARDS Applicable environmental standards ALL MATERIALS ARE RECYCLED

2. Status of programs for destruction of APMs in mined areas (Article 5) Description of the status of programs including: Location of destruction sites Details of: NOT APPLICABLE

Form G APMs destroyed after entry into force

Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General ... on: g) The types and quantities of all anti-personnel mines destroyed after the entry into force of this Convention for that State Party, to include a breakdown of the quantity of each type of anti-personnel mine destroyed, in accordance with Articles 4 and 5, respectively, along with, if possible, the lot numbers of each type anti- personnel mine in the case of destruction in accordance with Article 4"

State [Party]: REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA reporting for time period from 01.01.2018 to 31.12.2018

1. Destruction of stockpiled APMs (Article 4) Type Quantity Lot # (if Supplementary information possible)

TOTAL

2. Destruction of APMs in mined areas (Article 5) Type Quantity Supplementary information

TOTAL

Form G (continued)

3. Previously unknown stockpiles of anti-personnel mines discovered and destroyed after the deadlines have passed. (Action #15 of Nairobi Action Plan)∗ Type Quantity Lot # (if Supplementary information possible)

TOTAL

∗ Pursuant to the decision of the 8MSP, as contained in paragraph 29 of the Final Report of the Meeting, document APLC/MSP.8/2007/6. 15

Form H Technical characteristics of each type produced/owned or possessed

Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General ... on: h) The technical characteristics of each type of anti-personnel mine produced, to the extent known, and those currently owned or possessed by a State Party, giving, where reasonably possible, such categories of information as may facilitate identification and clearance of anti-personnel mines; at a minimum, this information shall include the dimensions, fusing, explosive content, metallic content, colour photographs and other information which may facilitate mine clearance"

State [Party]: REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA reporting for time period from 01.01.2018 to 31.12.2018

1. Technical characteristics of each APM-type produced Type Dimensions Fusing Explosive content Metallic Colour Supplementary information to photo facilitate mine clearance. type grams content attached

2. Technical characteristics of each APM-type currently owned or possessed Type Dimensions Fusing Explosive content Metallic Colour Supplementary information to photo facilitate mine clearance. type grams content attache d

H= 50 mm -cap detonator trotyl 70 - PM-79 D= 88 mm

H=53 mm Flame cartridge MD9 trotyl 200 - PMN D=110 mm

-cap detonator № 8 OZM-3 H= 130 mm -electric fuse light trotyl 75 Cast D= 76 mm -cap fuse light gunpowder 6 iron MUV-2 EVU PSM-1 H= 135 mm MUV-2M D=74,6 mm MVN-2M hexogen 165 Zinc firework gunpowder 5,5 alloy -cap detonator SHr-II H= 152 mm MUV-2M Trotyl 325 Steel D= 101 mm MVN-2M powder L= 226 mm MON-50 W= 66 mm MUV-2 plastit-4 700 Steel H= 155 mm electrical fuse

MON-100 D= 236 mm EDP-r (electric trotyl 2000 Steel H= 82,5 detonator) mm

MON-200 D=434 mm EDP-r trotyl 12 000 Steel H= 130 mm

Form I Measures to provide warning to the population

Article 7.1 "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General ... on: i) The measures taken to provide an immediate and effective warning to the population in relation to all areas identified under paragraph 2 of Article 5."

Remark: In accordance with Article 5, para.2: "Each State Party shall make every effort to identify all areas under its jurisdiction or control in which anti-personnel mines are known or suspected to be emplaced and shall ensure as soon as possible that all anti-personnel mines in mined areas under its jurisdiction or control are perimeter-marked, monitored and protected by fencing or other means, to ensure the effective exclusion of civilians, until all anti- personnel mines contained therein have been destroyed. The marking shall at least be to the standards set out in the Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices, as amended on 3 May 1996, annexed to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects".

State [Party]: REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA reporting for time period from 01.01.2018 to 31.12.2018

[Narrative:] Bulgaria is not affected country concerning this article.

Form J Other relevant matters

Remark: States Parties may use this form to report voluntarily on other relevant matters, including matters pertaining to compliance and implementation not covered by the formal reporting requirements contained in Article 7. States Parties are encouraged to use this form to report on activities undertaken with respect to Article 6, and in particular to report on assistance provided for the care and rehabilitation, and social and economic reintegration, of mine victims.

State [Party]: REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA reporting for time period from 01.01.2018 to 31.12.2018

[Narrative / reference to other reports:]